State Fair Pickle Lemonade

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• 1 dill pickle spear , such as Grillo's
• 0.25 cups white cane sugar
• 1 ( 32 ounce pickle container or deli container with lid
• wooden muddler
• ice as needed
• 2 cups water
• 0.25 cups pickle juice
• lemon slices or pickle spears

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients.

2. 2

   Combine lemon wedges, chopped pickle spear, and sugar together in a deli container. Muddle firmly for 1 minute, or until the lemon rinds are broken down and juice is fully extracted. The mixture should be aromatic and syrupy.

3. 3

   Add ice, water, and pickle juice to the muddled mixture. Place lid on the container and shake well.

4. 4

   Insert a straw and enjoy directly from the container, or, strain the mixture through a mesh strainer for a smoother lemonade.

5. 5

   Garnish with a lemon slice and pickle spear. Enjoy!